Winter Storm Strands Motorists and Takes Lives
The eastern half of the nation endures a blizzard like storm with thousands stranded and more than 140 deaths blamed. New York City shovels snow and backs blood deliveries for a newborn in Queens while weather drives record lows in Florida and icy winds plague the region.
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New York City
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami Beach
Albany
N.Y
Lisa Cavaluzzo
Queens
Lisa
Highway Hearing To Proceed As Scheduled
A hearing on the proposed bypass west of Winchester will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the War Memorial Building. State Highway Department engineers will discuss two lines and variations, with J. E. Yeatts of the Location and Design Division present to explain the plans.
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Bichiey
Winchester
State Highway Department
Richmond
Highway Department
War Memorial
J. E. Yeatts
Azalea gifts and family tie mark local notes
Douglas Golightly of Millwood Pike earned neighbors praise for clearing driveways and roads with tractor work. Mrs. Jess Brim of Middletown received an azalea for the warm weather. A coincidence linked two families as Lloyd Renner of Silver Spring and Paul Maury of Gore welcomed sons born six months apart, each weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces and 22 inches long.
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Douglas Golightly
Millwood Pike
Jess Brim
Middletown
Lloyd Renner
Silver Spring
Paul Maury
Gore
Clarke Schools To Re open Operation Clean Up Nears End
Clarke and Frederick County endure 14 inch snowstorm as county roads open with only about one percent isolated. State Roads Dept says secondary roads nearly all passable after around the clock effort. Weather improves and schools resume in Winchester while Clarke County plans makeup days. Snow removal continues in city with crews clearing main streets and intersections. Mail delivery improves as a delivery trailer arrives late from Washington.
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Frederick
State Roads Dept
Cork St
Braddock
Cameron
Boscawen
Fairfax
Gibbons
Loudoun
Clarke County
George Burton
Clarke
Wilbur Johnston
Three New Board Members Named At F and M Bank
Three new directors were added to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank board at the 62nd annual meeting. The new members are Frank Armstrong III John S Scully III and Frank E B Tappan. The bank reported record earnings and a 16 share dividend totaling 79490 plus a 20 percent stock payout last April. Deposits rose by 4534000 and assets surpassed 30 million.
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Frank Armstrong
John S. Scully
Frank EB. Tappan
Wilbur M. Feltner
First National Bank of
Berryville
Weather Clears. Frigid Virginia Under High Pressure
A high pressure system across the eastern half of the United States brought clear skies to Virginia today along with notably cold temperatures. Overnight readings remained well below normal as sunshine persisted throughout the day.
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Richmond
United States
Virginia
Body of Second Flier Found on Icy Md Mountain
In Cumberland Maryland a second flier from the Air Force B52 crash was recovered, Maj. Robert L. Payne of Tulsa Oklahoma identified as the navigator. The five crew members faced severe conditions with two survivors and two bodies located. one missing tail gunner, T Sgt Melvin Wooten, remains unaccounted for amid a large search.
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Air Force
Cumberland
MD. Mountain
Lizzardswept
Maj
Robert L. Payne
Tulsa
Okla
Payne
Robert L. Townley
Gadsden, Ala
Melvin Wooten
Tohatchi
N.M
Thomas W. McCormick
Yawkey
W. Va
Parker C. Peedin
Smithfield
N.C
McCormick
Peedin
Strategic Air Command
Elderly Bassett Virginia Merchant Robbed of Cash
P N Ingram 83 owner of P M Ingram Son mercantile in Bassett was attacked as he left his home around 5 am and robbed of an estimated 6000 to 8000 dollars in cash and checks. He was not badly hurt but complained of a sore shoulder. Police across Roanoke area searched for suspects.
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New York City
Scott Rubenstein
East
Midwest
Geores
Raleigh, N. C
Michael N. Summy
Bassett
APJ
P. N. Ingram
P. M. Ingram & Son Mercantile
South Bassett
Ingram
Ophelia
Paul Ingram
Roanoke
Johnson Administration Pleased With Panama Accord
Washington AP says the Johnson administration is pleased with a growing agreement ending the crisis in U S Panamanian relations. President Johnson and Edwin M Marii worked overnight on final instructions as Panamanian President Chiari demanded treaty revision and control of the canal. The U S holds no duress negotiations and will not amend basic canal zone terms until peace returns, while willing to listen on other treaty revision requests.
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Washington
Johnson
Panama
Edwin M. Marii
White House
Antonio Sei
Italy
United States
Roberto Chiari
Ture
Chiari
Inc
Dean Rusk
U.S
Panama Canal Zone
Galileo Solis
Invesization
Amerates
Martin
Soli
OAS
Kennedy heads to Tokyo to press Sukarno on Malaysia policy
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy departed Andrews Air Force Base with wife Ethel on a special Johnson mission to urge Indonesian President Sukarno to ease his crush Malaysia plan. He will stop in Manila to meet President Macapagal, then London for talks with Prime Minister Douglas-Home, aiming to improve Sukarno Malaysia relations.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Tokyo
Johnson
Sukarno
Malaysia
Kennedy
Ethel
Andrews Air Force Base
Philippine Foreign Office
Manila
Diosdado Macapagal
London
Alec Douglas-Home
State Department
Roscosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova to have baby next summer
An informed Moscow source says Valentina Tereshkova Nikolayev and her husband cosmonaut Andrina Nikolayev will welcome a child next July or August. The baby would be the first born to parents exposed to cosmic rays and space conditions.
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Moscow
Valentina Tereshkova Nikolayev
Valentina
Andrina Nikolayev
Growers warned of farm labor woes in Virginia
Roanoke VA head of the Virginia State Employment Commission warned fruit growers of growing difficulty in securing adequate labor. J Eldred Hill Jr said federal policy is restricting employment services and may press farms to find alternatives. He noted a 20 percent drop in local migratory labor over three years and suggested 1964 could be the last year for the Mexican worker program.
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Roanoke
Virginia State Employment Commission
J. Eldred Hill, Jr
Virginia Fruit
Employment Service
Hill
Eastland Considers Harsh Cigarette Ordinance
Eastland Texas moves to set a three year jail term or up to 1000 dollar fine for selling cigarettes local officials say the penalties are not to be enforced and the main aim is to deter smoking in the town of 3342. Mayor Don Pierson says fines cannot exceed 200 dollars under state law.
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Eastland
Tex
Texas
Don Pierson
Pierson
Retail Clearance Sale Listings Across Local Stores
A brief promotional notice lists reduced prices at several shops including Lovett's Shoe Dress Shoppe and Modern Age Shoppe. Deals feature winter coats suits dresses marked down and sale dresses at five ten and fifteen dollar levels. The ad also mentions a special promotion for Bath Capsules at one two and three dollars from Wender's Inc. and notes further reductions at Lovett's and Modern Age Shoppe.
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Lovett
Wender’s Inc
Canal Treaty Talks Set After Restored U S Panama Ties
The United States and Panama agreed to resume diplomatic relations quickly and to begin discussions within 30 days on all issues. Panamanian officials weigh timing and potential third-party mediation as talks aim to revisit the Canal Zone questions and U S sovereignty.
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OAS
Panama
United States
Washington
Canal
Flags Raised Side by Side at Balboa High School
At Balboa High School in the Canal Zone U S and Panamanian flags were raised side by side amid applause from American and Panamanian witnesses. About 300 adults watched as a ROTC color guard hoisted the banners on the school lawn marking a return to classes after recent border demonstrations. The single flagpole had been replaced with two new flagpoles prior to today.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
U.S
Balboa High School
Robert J. Fleming Jr
No Sale At Denny's Commission Auction Tonight
Today all you can eat fish fry advertised at Denny's appears alongside a commission auction notice and a page 6 teaser for 8 famous fish fry events.
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Denny’s
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B. B. Byrd
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C. C. Funkhouser
Paul M. Haldeman
J. T. Kremer
J. Lee Miller
Ray Robinson, Jr
D. K. Russell
William H. West, Jr
Edward McC. Williams
Jacob H. Yost
J. H. Yost
Bavik
U.S. Panama
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Thailand
Virginia State Horticultural Society
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